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| How Much Control And Influence Does The EU Have, Or, How Close Are They To Being A Nation/Federal Government? | 10/6/2009 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: I am not European, and not well informed about the EU. I understand there is the EU court of human ...
A: Well you already seem quite well informed about the EU. Your question is quite complex but I will ...
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| Polyarchy | 10/5/2009 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: What state best fulfills the conditions of polyarchy, Germany, The United States, France, Great ...
A: Polyarchy is a quite recent concept though difficult to use in political science. The problem is ...
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| World War 1 - Order of Events | 9/27/2009 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: Can you kindly check if these are in the right chronological order of the events that occurred ...
A: More or less, yes. The only additions you need to add are: (July 25th) Austria-hungary assured ...
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| NATO | 9/12/2009 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: I'm aware that NATO currently consists of 28 members. My question is how many of those countries are ...
A: All members states of NATO are european except USA and Canada. Turkey might be an exception too, but ...
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| Foreign policy | 9/4/2009 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: I have to write an essay pertaining to the Monroe Doctrine that requires me to explain the current ...
A: The Monroe doctrine was developed more than two centuries ago mainly in order to allow the US to ...
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| Foreign policy | 9/3/2009 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: I have to write an essay pertaining to the Monroe Doctrine that requires me to explain the current ...
A: The European Union foreign policies remain quite limited at the moment. The reason is that European ...
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain | 4/2/2009 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: Hope you can help me here, I need to know How does the United Kingdom of Great Britain elects the ...
A: As Canada and the United Kingdom use the same the electoral method the same answer applies to both ...
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| poverty in portugal and north of England | 11/15/2008 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: why although both are in the European Union one can still see and feel poverty in portugal and in ...
A: Very interesting question indeed. There are many states and regions within the EU which remain poor ...
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| Scotland | 10/18/2008 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: I believe Sean Connery belongs to a party that supports Scotland going back to being its own ...
A: He does indeed. The Scottish National Party (SNP) who have planned an referendum on independence for ...
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| country data fallsification/keeoing it secret | 5/30/2008 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: why do some countries hide some country data? and what are the reason behinde falsifcation of data, ...
A: Why does anyone hide information? Because he or she doesn't want to world to know about it, the ...
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| 1936 olympics | 4/28/2008 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: we touched on this subject a bit in my political science class but not enough to satisfy me. i was ...
A: this topic is very original considering the fact that sport can reflect the evolution of society and ...
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| Economic Partnership Agreement | 2/9/2008 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: What are the positive and negative implications of the Economic Partnership Agreement on the ...
A: I am afraid I do not see what you mean by "positive" or "negative" implications because those ...
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| european union | 1/17/2008 | Pierre-Alexandre De Bavay M.A. |
Q: can you tell me if the European Union is a state or only an international organization? Also, why is ...
A: This is a very interesting question. The EU could easily be seen as an international organization ...
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| EU-WTO | 9/28/2006 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: Vaknin, how mighty is the EU in the WTO? What will the develpoment be? Are there any threats or ...
A: Your questions are far too general and would require a library of books to answer. These may be of ...
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| democracy? | 8/11/2006 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: I was under the impression that democracy meant listening to the majority. However, the majority of ...
A: I agree that Election 2005 was bad, but you are tending a little bit towards hyperbole. The full ...
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| European Politics Expert needed | 7/18/2006 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: I am working with an entertainment and marketing company, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is ...
A: I am interested. There are many articles about European history and culture and other topics here: ...
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| passports | 5/23/2006 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: i live in the uk and i require a passport to visit other eu countries do other eu countries such as ...
A: Yes, they all do. Some EU countries allow denizens of the border areas to cross in and out without ...
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| EU ENLARGEMENT & FUTURE | 5/20/2006 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: 1.Is there an end to EU enlargement(is enlargement bound to continue eternally,what are the limits ...
A: There are many articles about this topic here: http://ceeandbalkan.tripod.com ...
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| Germany Exports | 12/11/2005 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: I have just read that Germany is the world's greatest exporter. To my mind this is an extraordinary ...
A: Germany is not the world greatst exporter, though it is definitely a big one, mainly of manufactured ...
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| Democracy | 6/5/2005 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: Since most political scientists believe democracy is more robust and long-lasting than other forms ...
A: Jules, These may be of interest to you: http://samvak.tripod.com/pp48.html ...
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| who | 4/26/2005 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: who was the first goverment that stated the social security # and who was the leader?
A: Walt, Germany was the first country to institute a modern form of social security (insurasnce) ...
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| Lichtenstein vs. Czech Republic | 10/31/2004 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: Do you have any information on why the rulers of Lichtenstein have sued various groups in the Czech ...
A: Jason, The ruling family of Lichtenstein claims 1,600 sq km of land in the Czech Republic ...
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| european parliament | 6/25/2004 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: hope to find u in good health.i have some questions on european parliament.can u kindly suggest me a ...
A: The theory is June 2005 (although Blair doesn't have to go to the country until June 2006). You are ...
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| previous question | 6/25/2004 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: hope u r ok. i asked u questions about the european parliament,but u replied that u dont answer ...
A: Sorry that I mistook your intentions. These Web sites may be of help: http://www.europarl.eu.int/ ...
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| european parliament | 6/25/2004 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: hope to find u in good health.i have some questions on european parliament.can u kindly suggest me a ...
A: www.europarl.eu.int is the European Parliament's website, however as you are interested in the UK's ...
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| Malta and the E.U | 1/9/2003 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: Gerstein, As you may have probably heard Malta is on the verge of joining the E.U in ...
A: The postitives of being in the EU out weigh the negatives. Your health and education systems will ...
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| British Government | 11/26/2002 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: Who is in the British cabinet?
A: Hope this helps: http://www.number-10.gov.uk/ There are many articles about foreign affairs here: ...
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| Research paper-EU US Relations | 11/19/2002 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: I'm doing a reserach paper titled "The EU-US Relationship with Specific Emphasis on Bilateral Trade" ...
A: There are many articles about this topic here: http://ceeandbalkan.tripod.com ...
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| Frozen Assets | 10/23/2002 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: I'm a student who is about to write a term paper on the fight against terrorist financing. I would ...
A: My advice to you is this: Visit the articles listed below. Make a list of all the organizations ...
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| interdependent countries in europe | 5/17/2002 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: Why are so many European countries interdependent? What are some specific examples?
A: Interdependence is a key aspect of the new global world and ecomonics. The European Union is the ...
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| About EU support | 4/6/2002 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: I would like to ask you about the money that EU gives its member countries to construct main ...
A: The EU give money collected from its revenue, a percentage of the VAT, to all 15 members. All ...
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| should I choose history? | 3/23/2002 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: I like History and Political Science very much, I don't know which one is easier for me to get a job ...
A: In most cases, history and politcal science are close reletives. In your case I would choose ...
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| question on machiavelli | 1/31/2002 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: How are you? I am not sure if this falls under your area of expertise..but I was wondering what you ...
A: I will give it a go for you. I am doing well today, thanks. I hope that all is well with you. It ...
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| Bipolarity and Multipolarity | 11/17/2001 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: I was wondering if you'd have some information on the definitions of Multipolarity and Bipolarity!? ...
A: Bipolarity is where there are two major powers. A Classic example of this is the USSR and USA. A ...
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| Yugoslavia | 10/22/2001 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: If I were labeling a map, would I still label Yugoslavia as a country? Or, would I label just Serbia ...
A: Yugoslavia is a FEDERATION of two republics, Serbia and Montenegro. There are many other examples of ...
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| Devolution / Federalism | 9/26/2001 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: I'm currently writing a short essay for my A Level studies of Politics, with the title "What is the ...
A: Well you hit the nail pretty much on the head with your one sentence. The Federal system in the US ...
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| Deep political trends | 7/7/2001 | Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. |
Q: Vaknin: Your background is extremely impressive. Hence I don't think I can find a better person to ...
A: Mathiesen, I share your view that we may be in the throes of a transition from the Cold War world ...
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| NATO | 6/28/2001 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: Analyse the changed role of NATO within the international system after 1989/90.
A: NATO was the main military arm of the West and it still is. NATO went from detering the Warsaw Pact ...
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| European Commission | 4/15/2001 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: "The commission is a unified set of bureaucrats pursuing the aim of European intergration throughout ...
A: THe Commission is a set of delegates sent by national govenemtns to the European Union to act as the ...
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| Objections to USA Missle Defense System | 2/10/2001 | Justin Gerstein |
Q: Although no rationale was given, newspapers this week said European governments were very unhappy ...
A: I apologise for the delay, I answered your question, but the nescessary screen did not follow, so ...
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